"Got some kind of plan?"
Ethan grinned smugly and said, "That's right! I am after you. So what are you gonna do about it?"
"Ethan, you facking animal!", Nolan roared, "If you've got a problem, come at me! Leave Sweety alone! Say whatever you want to me, kill me if you want, just don't touch her!"
"What, are you sick in the head? There's a beautiful girl here and you want me to touch you instead?", Ethan raised a brow at Nolan and said, "I'm not interested in men, so give it a rest."
"Fack your—"
Slap!
Ethan smacked Nolan across the face and said, "Stop talking about facking this and facking that. This is a civilized manor. Swearing is forbidden! Fack!"
"..."
Everyone instantly went speechless.
Teaching others while breaking the rules himself.
But what could they do?
Ethan was the lord of the manor, and they were prisoners. They could not even move, let alone resist.
"Mad now?"
Ethan swept his gaze across everyone and smirked, "I just love the look on your faces when you can't stand me but can't do a damn thing to me!"
Sure enough.
The group immediately exploded in anger.
"Trash!"
"How can a scumbag like you still be alive?"
"People like you deserve to die! Why is someone like you living the best life?"
"So damn unfair!"
"Let me go! Fight me one-on-one!!"
"If you don't dare let me go, then that just proves you're a coward, a loser! You don't deserve to call yourself a man!"
Nolan cursed at Ethan like crazy.
But Ethan simply watched him calmly as he raged. Then he said lightly, "Tell me why Orin sent you here, and how you got past the strangling vines and into my manor, and I'll let you go."
"Dream on! Trying to trick me into talking? I won't tell you anything," Nolan kept roaring, "If you're really a man, then fight me one-on-one! If you don't even dare do that, then stop yapping!"
"You sound pretty confident you can beat me."
Ethan immediately laughed after hearing that.
Nolan threw his head back and laughed loudly, "Beating a weakling like you? I could do it with one hand! If I can't even beat you, then I don't deserve to call myself a man!"
"If you're so confident, then why don't you dare talk?"
After glancing at Nolan, Ethan waved at the residents behind him, "All of you, step back. I'll talk to him alone."
"My Lord, please don't fall for these villains' tricks! Don't believe a word he says!"
The attendant lady panicked the moment she heard Ethan planned to stay behind alone.
After all, these people looked dangerous at first glance.
And besides...
They had secretly infiltrated the manor. Wasn't their purpose obvious enough already?
"My Lord, your safety is the most important thing."
"My Lord, I've never seen a man more manly than you, so please don't listen to these villains."
"That's right! You can't trust a single word out of their mouths!"
The residents all tried to persuade him.
Meanwhile, the intruders looked at the residents who were all speaking up for Ethan, their eyes filled with surprise.
They seemed unable to understand why these residents were so loyal to their lord.
After all... There were plenty of sect disciples in their territory who had also become residents.
Those people were fairly loyal too, but they only worked like lifeless machines. It was already good enough if they did not betray anyone, let alone defend their lord like this.
"With my strength, what are you worried about?"
Ethan smiled at his residents. When the attendant lady met his gaze, her face instantly turned red.
She lowered her head shyly, then after thinking for a moment, suddenly raised it again and said to the others behind her, "Right! We should trust our lord. No matter what decision our lord makes, all we need to do is trust him."
"Mmm..."
The residents fell into thought.
A moment later, they all nodded.
"That's right! As long as we trust our lord, that's enough!"
"My Lord, then we'll take our leave first!"
The residents dropped to one knee, bid farewell to Ethan, and then left one after another.
Ethan was quite satisfied with these residents as well. They cared about him, but they did not interfere excessively with his decisions.
Unlike the emperors of ancient times.
Those ministers always used concern as an excuse to pressure the emperor nonstop.
They even meddled in things like the emperor sleeping in a little longer or favoring one concubine more than another. And if they were not allowed to interfere, they would throw a fit and argue until they won.
Just watching it made Ethan feel tired for those emperors.
So...
His residents were pretty good after all.
"Alright, now that my residents have stepped back," Ethan looked at Nolan and said, "Since you're so confident you can deal with me, then naturally you don't have to worry about me leaking whatever you say. After all, according to you, once I let you go, you'll be able to kill me, right? Mr. Ultimate Man?"
"Heh! Heh! Heh!"
Nolan sneered repeatedly, "Let me go first. As long as you release me, I'll tell you immediately!"
"I, Nolan, always keep my word. If I say even one lie, then I won't be a man for the rest of my life!"
Nolan wanted to confess, but that scheming bitch named Sweety immediately started cursing at him.
"You idiot with a screw loose! Can't you tell he's been trying to trick you into talking this whole time?"
"You actually agreed to tell him our secret!"
"Nolan, have you thought about what'll happen if you do this?"
"Sweety, I'm not stupid!", Nolan roared, "I know you like Senior Brother! You've never liked me! But I've always done everything your way. This is the one thing I can't give in on anymore!"
"And I already said it. As long as he lets me go, I can kill him!"
"What are you still worried about?"
"Don't you know how strong I am?"
"If Senior Brother were the one saying this right now, would you still try to stop him?"
"Sweety, as long as I kill him, then besides us, no one will ever know what I said here today. So what are you worried about?"
"Another simp, huh?"
After hearing their conversation, Ethan immediately laughed.
At first, he had not really believed Nolan's words. He thought the guy was just trying to pull some kind of trick.
But after hearing the argument between him and Sweety, Ethan suddenly realized...
Nolan was a total straight-arrow meathead.
And the kind that would rather die than act like a coward.
"Fine, I agree."
After saying that, Ethan gave the scarecrow a look, signaling it to release him.
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